Joe Blanton

In the current starting infield, who's the least likely to be here next year?

@brianhunn via Twitter

This is a great question because the Phillies have so many options. It appears Scott Kingery will be ready for the majors on Opening Day, if he’s not already, but he’ll obviously need a spot. That means out of Maikel Franco, Freddy Galvis and Cesar Hernandez, somebody will be the odd man out. That’s not even considering that J.P. Crawford has played himself back into the conversation after a rough first half.

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